Total births
75
Boys' name · since 1977
Jantz
75 babies named Jantz in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 75
- total births
- 1977–2013
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 36%
- born in that decade
Jantz sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 75 recorded since 1977.
Jantz has 75 recorded births among boys since 1977, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2013.
- 75 total births
- 1977–2013 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 36% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
75 boys have been named Jantz since 1977, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2013.
- 75
- total births
- 1977–2013
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 36%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
36% of everyone ever named Jantz was born in this single decade.
2012
Single peak year
10 babies were named Jantz in 2012 - its busiest year on record.
Jantz's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jantz's full recorded timeline at 2004, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1977, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jantz at a glance
Last recorded 2013Peak year
2012
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1977
Jantz popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2013
- Peak year (2012)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Jantz by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Jantz's strongest decade.
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Jantz births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
21 births
- 2000s
2000s
16 births
- 2010s
2010s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 27 births (36% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Jantz? ▼
Jantz has been given to 75 babies in the U.S. since 1977, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2013. 10 babies were born in 2012, its single highest year.
When was Jantz most popular? ▼
Jantz was most popular in the 2010s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Jantz been used? ▼
Jantz has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 37 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Jantz? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jan, Jansen, Janet, Janson, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Jantz
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1977–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Jantz: Baby Name Since 1977 - 75 Births, Peak 2012." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jantz. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jantz draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.